DOLPHINS
DD MM 28/10/2005
DATE
POSITION F.S. Latitude Longitude N 40 57' 770 E 19 21'445
TIME FIRST SEEN
14:10:00
TIME LAST SEEN
14:12:
HEADING F.S.
270 Degrees
YY
SHEET NUM.
SPECIES ___Possibly Tursiops trumcatus______ CONFIDENCE AND ID FEATURES Large animals. Medium confidence. Tail and head not seen. Flanks not seen.
WIND FORCE
4-5
BT. HD. F.S.
008 Degrees
MAX GROUP SIZE
WIND DIRN
North
BT SPD
6.5 kts
GROUP COMPOSITION
SEA STATE
4-5
ENGINE
VIZ
GOOD
SEA TEMP.
22.9 BIRDS
Species
None Flying/
FILM
BEHAVIOUR
Adults, Calves, sub-groupings
YES
WATER DEPTH 36 m SCATTERING FROM TO GRADE
FILM
2
0-10
10-100
100+
Diving/
Swimming
RECORDING FRAMES
WHAT + WHO
MILLING/ (Non-directn)
TAPE
FEEDING/
BOW RIDING/
COUNTER
TRAVELLING (directional)
Leaping and Breaching Rates. Feeding probably. No approach to boat. Number seen………… from ………… in …………mins SKETCH SCHOOL STRUCTURE, GIVE TIME. RECORD ACTIVITY ON ACT. SHEET 1 - 2 Adults 1 Adult Mother+ Calf Typically mother + calf. Care mam close togerther. Seen at 14:10 on stbd side of bow. Heading towards yacht, but then dived. Shortly afterwards (14:12) they were in their iriginal location at 50 astern of us.